Pacific Handbook for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Barclay K., Leduc B., Mangubhai S. and Donato-Hunt C. (eds.). 2019. First edition Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 80 pages

Environmental conditions and management are the main factors determining the availability of agricultural products at the local level (farm, village). The environment encompasses biophysical factors (climate, water, soil, pests, land available, etc.), while management involves decisions taken by the farmers themselves. Similarly, the impacts of climate change will vary substantially...

Some practical advice on the management of date palms with suggestions for reducing humidity levels, trimming, intercropping and weeding.

La FAO tiene varios programas y proyectos en marcha con los cuatro países, como por ejemplo el Programa Mesoamérica Sin Hambre, de donde se pueden extraer aprendizajes y experiencias que logren ser apropiadas para un territorio determinado, y reformular aquellas que no han demostrado su eficacia. Como parte de la preparación...

En el presente trabajo se aborda la descripción y el análisis de los actores sociales y su entramado de relaciones en el espacio rural – urbano. El análisis se enfoca en los pequeños productores, definidos por el volumen de producción y la superficie trabajada, de las localidades de El Bolsón...

Os produtos da biodiversidade e da agricultura familiar têm se destacado em cardápios de muitos restaurantes do país. Atendendo à demanda crescente por alimentos produzidos sem o uso de agroquímicos, chefs de cozinha estão inovando as receitas com ingredientes orgânicos. Uma das chefs de cozinha que está trilhando este caminho é...

As contribuições da agricultura familiar para a promoção do direito à segurança alimentar e nutricional da população brasileira são inegáveis, com impactos significativos na dinamização socioeconômica dos territórios rurais e nos arranjos produtivos locais. O conjunto de políticas públicas voltadas para o fortalecimento do setor, implementado nas últimas décadas, tem...

This manual on safety at sea for small-scale fishers aims to contribute to a culture of safety awareness among fisherfolk, reduce the number of accidents and increase the chances of survival if accidents occur. The manual provides guidance on safety matters related to the work on a small-scale fishing vessel...

The best compost for sack mounds is the one made using poultry manure and plant remains. If you use such compost, the sack mound will yield a lot of vegetables for a long time.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are one of the leading initiatives for addressing the critical, complex and often inter-related issues of our world. SDG 14 — Life below water — focuses on our oceans, estuaries, rivers and watersheds, and the human systems that intersect with them. Unfortunately, it has struggled...

Natural calamities and disasters of various of varying magnitudes impact our lives. From April 26 to May 5, the cyclone Fani hit eastern Indian states, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, with winds as high as 215 km/h (three minutes sustained) and 250 km/h (one minute sustained). This caused severe distress to farmers in affected areas of...

El aumento de la población mundial generó un incremento global de alimentos y un mayor acceso a bienes de consumo que sumado a nuevas tecnologías y formas de gerenciamiento terminan provocando una mayor presión sobre el ambiente. Este nuevo escenario desencadenó un desbalance entre las tasas de degradación por usos...

A recent sub-regional symposia - Symposium on sustainable food systems and nutrition governance for healthy diets in Central Asia and Caucasus – was held from 24-26 April 2019 in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the event, several countries acknowledged the need to shift to more sustainable production patterns, including a shift away...

El presente documento tiene por objeto fundamentar las posiciones del MSC hacia el futuro proceso de políticas del CSA sobre agroecología y otras innovaciones. Una versión más breve de esta perspectiva figura también en la nueva edición, de 2019, del Observatorio del Derecho a la Alimentación y a la Nutrición...

En colaboración con la Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología (SOCLA), la Fundación CIPAV (Centro para la investigación en sistemas sostenibles de producción agropecuaria) y el Centro Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Agroecológicas (CELIA), el profesor emérito de la Universidad de California – Berkeley, Ph.D Miguel Altieri, dictará una nueva versión del curso...

Molina de Aragón is located at the heart of the biggest European demographic desert. Re-named as ‘Serranía Celtibérica’, this desert unites rural territories from different Spanish provinces, such as Saragossa, Teruel, Cuenca, Soria or Guadalajara. Having an area double that of Belgium, this desert hosts only 487,417 inhabitants at a...

La serie de documentales “Hacemos Agua”, realizados por nuestro contribuidor permanente Universidad Nacional del Rosario (UNR), a través de UNICANAL, el cual aborda la problemática del agua: un requisito básico para la vida de las personas y un derecho humano. Investigadores y expertos analizan distintos aspectos del elemento esencial y...

For decades food insecurity has been a challenge in Cameroon's Far North region, mainly due to extreme weather and weak land legislation. Now the problem is escalating. The current humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in over 87,000 refugees and 340,000 internally displaced people in the region....

Unlike intensive agriculture, sustainable farming has a great potential for benefiting the environment and preserving natural resources. There are more methods that overlap in many principles that are sustainable in the long-run and may be 100 percent organic or at least from the biggest part. The following ten sustainable farming...

Case studies compiled recently by Global Forest Coalition (GFC) members and allies in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay underline the role of agribusiness in peasant farmers´ and Indigenous Peoples´ lives. These examples help to deconstruct the myth that large-scale, industrial agriculture is "feeding the world", and that it is compatible with other...